The COPS Office recently announced this year'sCOPS Hiring Program (CHP) grants. Learn More.

Please check back for future funding opportunities.

Details about the program:

Open to all state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies with primary law enforcement authority

Provides funding to hire and re-hire entry level career law enforcement officers

Number of officer positions equals 5% of your actual sworn force strength (up to 15 officers for agencies with a service population of less than 1 million; or, up to 25 officers for agencies with a service population of over 1 million)

75 percent of the entry-level salary and fringe benefits of each newly hired and/or rehired full-time officer, up to $125,000 per officer